Weston man arrested on drug trafficking charges

Police charged a 63-year-old man with trafficking cocaine and marijuana from his Warren Avenue home over the weekend, following months of surveillance by officers.

John Hilliard

Police charged a 63-year-old man with trafficking cocaine and marijuana from his Warren Avenue home over the weekend, following months of surveillance by officers.

Alan D. Zuckor, 63, of 43 Warren Ave., Weston, was arrested at his home on charges of trafficking cocaine and trafficking marijuana on Saturday afternoon, said Weston Police Lt. Danny Maguire today.

Zuckor was arraigned today at Waltham District Court and a plea of not guilty was filed on his behalf, according to the clerk’s office. His bail was not yet set as of early this afternoon, according to the clerk’s office.

Weston police, along with officers from the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force, conducted a search warrant on Zuckor’s home at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, said Maguire.

Maguire said there was about $30,000 worth of money and drugs, including $18,000 in cash, inside Zuckor’s apartment.

Police found about five ounces of cocaine and between three to four pounds of marijuana. The law considers possession of more than 100 grams of cocaine to be trafficking, he said.

Maguire said the cocaine trafficking charge carries a mandatory 10-year prison sentence with a conviction.

“His biggest problem is the coke,” referring to the cocaine, said Maguire, calling the charge “pretty serious.”

The search followed three months of surveillance on the home, he said. Police were first alerted to allegations of drug trafficking from neighbors’ complaints and an anonymous tip suggesting Zuckor was involved with drugs, Maguire said.

Police saw at least three “regular customers” visit the house, stay for about 20 minutes and leave, he said. Maguire said he identified three of those people as from the Waltham area.

Maguire said the investigation is continuing and future arrests are possible in the case.

Zuckor has faced drug charges in the past, but they were dismissed, said Maguire. In 1985 and 1988, Zuckor was arrested on marijuana possession charges, but the charges were dismissed, said Maguire.